If your life is a complete mess and everything is falling apart, if the burdens are overwhelming, the pain excruciating, and nothing seems to help, why not surrender control and let Jesus guide you through life’s challenges?
I can’t even begin to count how often my life ended up in the ditch—repeatedly driving into the same problem and continuously making the same unhealthy choices caused great pain.
I endured tremendous sorrow and heartfelt anguish. However, I still failed to let Jesus take the wheel and drive me down the road of life.
The countless times unhealthy choices created personal afflictions didn’t seem to matter. No matter how harmful the effects were, I failed to listen and became stubborn in my ways.
I know how to drive!
The Effects of Unhealthy Choices
The effects of not listening to the Word of God and continuously making unhealthy choices were devastating.
I’ve endured physical and mental abuse, and my head was split open, requiring over 20 stitches. I ran away in fear for my life from domestic violence, was flat broke, and became homeless. At one point, I lost everything, including my children.
The ride was very bumpy, with many twists and turns. Having grown up in a dysfunctional family, I found the roadmap and directions for the trip to be lousy.
Without proper spiritual guidance, I blindly drove along the road of life. Choosing the wrong direction wastes years of fear, confusion, and utter loss.
Jesus, Take the Wheel and Handle My Life
God has given us freedom of choice in the direction we will take in life, and no one can take it from us. They can beat you with their thoughts, ideas, and ways. You still get to choose what direction to take in life.
After years of suffering, I finally let Jesus take the wheel and choose his direction in life.
No more wasting this precious life given to me. I’m tired of living in pain and sorrow and exhausted from driving into the same ditch repeatedly.
New Road Map for Life
Today, I use God’s word, the Bible, as a new roadmap for life. His Word gives us life and life more abundantly. I’ve learned that it’s best to follow God’s Word and walk in obedience.
Don’t drive around blindly without Jesus at the wheel.
When you decide to let Jesus at the Wheel, he will drive you down the road of life. The Lord will give you salvation for your soul, so your journey will end safely. His strength will allow you to make it through all the twists and turns and problematic situations that arise.
The Lord will give you hope for the ride and place his everlasting love in your heart. Then, you can be assured that the Lord will not drive you into the ditch.
Rejoice!
Then, you can turn on the radio, play music, and rejoice. I love music. Crank it up and sing along. It will lift your spirits. Praise the Lord for all the beautiful things he has done for you. He alone is worthy of Praise.
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2 responses to “Jesus Take the Wheel and Handle My Life”
Thanks for this thoughtful post. I’ve often thought that I “knew how to drive” and in fact was a gifted “driver”, so I haven’t always let Jesus take the “wheel” of the “vehicle” that I was using for my ministry. It has been a challenging lesson for me to learn that this wasn’t very effective in what I was seeking to do in my service for God’s glory. I express the point of my learning in a recent statement on my website entitled “Living By the Spirit”, which you can see at http://www.christianityetc.org/living-by-the-Spirit.php .
Your welcome! Thank you for reading it and for sharing your personal journey in learning how to live by the Spirit.